Product Manager

Company Description

Acme Corp is a start-up with a vision and a cause. We have a passion for innovation - especially when it becomes disruptive, and we think the $900bn software industry sucks. So we leverage technology and social media to change the game.

Job Description

You will work with internal and external software designers, developers and testers who are charged with enhancing the software systems that make up the backbone of the services we provide. They deal with a complex set of interrelated systems that run 24/7 to support users around the globe who speak 20 different languages. Your job will entail:

• Be the product/market expert and evangelist for our Health, Safety and Environmental employee training solutions
• Work with customers, prospects, safety councils, and partners to understand their business problems and create solutions to meet market needs
• Own the vision, ROI, product roadmap and product backlog for a particular product as it transitions from inception to a living product
• Define, manage and monitor product and business KPIs, such as: revenue growth, cost savings, turnaround time, NPS, etc.
• Familiar with the nuances of developing software on a global/international scale
• Conducting market research and competitive analysis
• Contributing to business plans and product proposals
• Distilling the minimum viable product (MVP) and potentially shippable increments (PSI) for the product
• Working with internal and external teams, as the dedicated Product Owner
• Gathering requirements from clients and stakeholders – collating, analyzing and justifying them – and developing the User Stories, Use Cases and Acceptance Criteria
• Participating in scrum team meetings (sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews)
• Participating in Product Management team meetings (roadmap planning, release planning), and other inter-team meetings

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of jurisdictional requirements for competencies required to perform specific job roles (i.e. such as oil & gas, petrochemical, facilities management, telecommunications, and others)
• Strong knowledge of global compliance training and certification requirements for workers (i.e. OSHA, Operator Qualifications, etc.)
• Environment health and safety experience required
• Understanding of design thinking and agile development methodologies
• Experience launching new products to market and executing readiness plans
• The ability to take decisive ownership of tough business problems
• Substantial experience with an Agile process (preferably Scrum)
• Writing well-crafted User Stories and Use Cases
• Writing well-defined acceptance criteria at the feature level and story level
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Detail oriented with excellent organization skills while managing multiple projects

Experience, Training and Education:

Potential candidates for this position must meet the following requirements:

• 5 years of experience with employee level compliance (induction, licenses/certifications, training, skills)
• BS/BA in Engineering, Business or related degree
• 5 years of experience in product management, as a product owner

Experience with any of the following is a plus:

• Experience working with external teams as a product owner
• Rally, the Atlassian Software Suite (JIRA and JIRA Agile), or similar story/bug tracking tools
• Domain knowledge in the area of vendor management
• Certified Scrum Product Owner
• Certifications from Pragmatic Marketing

Additional Information

Acme Corp has a kick-ass team. We are based in San Francisco and we are on top of the opportunity to change the world, we offer super competitive salary, stock and benefits, and zero politics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.